UNM’s Music from the Americas Concert Series will be showcasing the talents of Brazilian cellist Iracema de Andrade on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in Keller Hall.
“The Music from the Americas Concert Series is a permanent personal initiative (whose) main purpose is to bring to UNM Ibero-American guest artists of the highest level to present concerts, lectures and masterclasses,” said UNM Professor Jose Luis Hurtado.
Since 2012, Hurtado has organized more than 20 concerts by 27 artists from different countries such as Mexico, U.S., Argentina, Cuba, Uruguay, Brazil and Spain.
The Music from the Americas Concert Series is supported by the Department of Music, the College of Fine Arts, the Latin American and Iberian Institute, the Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque and the National Institute of Fine Arts of Mexico, Hurtado said.
The upcoming concert performance featuring Brazilian cellist Iracema de Andrade will represent the last activity of the 2016-2017 season, he said.
“Mrs. Andrade is one of the most renowned cellists in the Latin American Contemporary Music scene,” Hurtado said. “She is constantly touring the continent performing virtuoso and fresh works that approach the cello in an innovative way.”
Andrade’s repertoire includes pieces for solo cello, cello and electronics, as well as multimedia and improvisation, he said. She holds degrees from the University of São Paulo, the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the London College of Music.
For the concert series Andrade will be performing six works for amplified cello and electronics as well as a video which will be projected on a giant screen, Hurtado said.
“This will be a very unique opportunity as there are no other cellists (who) perform these works,” he said.
The activities of the Music from the Americas concert series not only benefit UNM music students in a very direct way, as they coincide with the topics covered in the upper division courses that Hurtado teaches, but they also complement and enrich the musical/cultural vision and experience of our academic community at large, Hurtado said.
“The audience will witness a spectacle of the highest level performed by one of the most important Latin American artists of the field and a specialist in modern music,” Hurtado said. “It is a great opportunity to experience live a kind of music that not only represents our time but that also builds the pillars for the sounds of the future.”
Nichole Harwood is a reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @Nolidoli1.
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